Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-01
Rumors Of GrasshOppers in Minnesota.

Rumors Of Grasshoppers in Minnesota.
Col. Moore, Gov. McGiH's private secre
tary, has lately received q letter from a
gentleman living at Perhan, Mimi. the
contents OF which have q peculiar and sig
nifcant interest to Minnesota and Dakota
| farmers. The gentleman writes that his
town is being desolated by grasshoppers,
and his letter asserts that this scorge has
been doing much damage in his |, cality.
He estimates that the grasshoppers have
already destroyed the crops on fully
5000 acres OF land. This not only in
cludes the wheat, corn, oats, etc. but all
the garden stuff--everyt thing eatable being
disposed of.
Supt. I. T. Odell, OF the Northern Pacific,
said recently that the company had heard
| OF grasshoppers back some distance from
the line at Perham, but that the damage
was not serious. The com pany's agents
are instructed to watch the crops carefully,
and II any great damage had been done de-
tailed reports would have been sent in long
| before this time. He did not believe the
| report.
| In private boarding establishment in
! St. Paul, e. II. Dc Boer, travelling agent for
! New York silver and plated warehouse
took his own life by means OF revolver.
The new Washburu orphan asylum at
! Minneapolis, was dedicated with exercises
| appropriate and interes ting-addresse by
| Gen. W. d. Washburn, DR.. futile and 9TH
ers.
Mr.. E. G. Rogers OF st. Paul, who had
! been Interested as an attorney in some OF
! the litigation incidentto drive-well difficult
ties says that the patents. had expired, and
! that there could be NO prosecution OF those
who had put in the apparatus since the
expiration OF the patent. Those who had
| put it in previous to that time might still
be prosecuted under the law which was in
force when they drove their wells.
0. M.Jones OF New York state arrived at
Waseca and demanded $500 OF Municipal
| Judge ii. &. Woodbury. the proceeds OF
notes which he alleges he sent to Wood
bury for collection. 1t is said Woodbury.
admits having collected the money. Jones
got out papers for Woodbury's arrest,
| but he can not now be found.
At Morris, D. C. Smith, q prominent
farmer, died Of cancer III the ia ce, and was
buried by Overton post, OF which he was a
| member.
The Standard Oil Company OF st. Paul
has filed articles OF incorporation with the
| register OF deeds. The capital stock is
500, coo, paid up, and the incorporators
art W. II. Conver OF St. Paul, Horace
Hutchins OF New York city and d. S.
Cowles OF Rye, n. Y.
! At Morris, lightning destroyed the dwell
ing and outbuldings OF John Barret, three
! cattle on the Cogel farm, and the slaughter
! house of L. II. Pushoe & Co.
! a meeting OF the Southwestern Minnesota
! Editorial association was held in Mankato
| recently attended by about fifteen men,
! bers. There were several papers read and
officers were elected as follows: President,
l.. +. Hunt. Mankato; first vice president.
Il f<>.r Il
}. A. Henry, GAINESVILLE; secretary, +. IL.
Dearth, LIE SueuT treasurer, T. +. Brown,
! Sleepy Eye.
Pensions allowed: nnesota-Nancy,
widow OF L. Fail1e Osakis; original, c. i.
Bullock, Usage; d. w. Sherman. Granite
Falls; G. McKins, Gnsanc), Litchjcld L. j.
nawler, Minneapolis; S. G. Saxton. de
ceaspd,) Minneapolis; L. Faille deceased.
Osakis.
E. H. De Boer,a New York travelling
agent, suicided at his room, in St. Paul by
shooting himself through the heart. Tile
young man was about twenty.four wears
OF age, and had been canvassing st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Saltwater for silver
plate firm, and had in his possession at
one time about 81 600. He lost money in
a gambling room and became disheartened.
The Standard Oil company was moor
poratcd recently with the secretary OF
state. capital stock, 500, 600. The ma.
ture OF the business is to deal in oils, in
GLIDING petroleum and all it's products.
1t looks as though at least one-third of
| the 2 so saloons in Minneapolis would not
! survive the 81 600 license which takes er-
| iect july l. Some saloonkeepers predict
| that not over $50 saloons will take out
! licenses.
Sheriff Bogart OF Winona, took Norman.
! W. Taylor to the Rochester insane hospi-
! tai He is twenty-five years old, resided
| with his parents in WinDna. Last winter he
| worked at his trade (curpentering) in St.
| Paul, and lost his job through some &C
! ton OF the knights. # affected his mind,
and he soon asserted that the knights
we're doing him great wrong; that they
! had spies watching him. and he conld not
get work. he gre" worse, and his rela-
| tives were finally obliged to send him to
| the asylum.
! Horace A. Tuttc, the well known mining
expert Of Cleveland, VIII has just made A
| trip through the Nerni.'ion and Mes:.!,a
| regions is very enthusiastic over the fu-
| ture of the ores to be found in them.
| The Park Region encamptnent G. A. r.
| at Ferndale was attended by 9, 500 people,
| The next meeting OF the encampment will
| be held at Fergus Falls in June 1883.
! The following officers were elected: Com
| mander, Capt NJ. l.. Vining, Fergus Falls:
senior vice commander, w. Roberts, De-
| troit; junior vice, H. Howell, Leaf River:
! quartermaster, Col. James Compton, OF.
| ter Tail. !.
| J. NJ. Baker of Anoka, who was taken to
| St. Paul by Deputy United States Marshal
| out having paid the special government
tax and OF selling to Indians. escaped from
| Bracket while hunting for some one TO 20
! his bail.
At Albert Lea, burglars entered the Occi-
dental hotel and stole $500 and gold
watch from the proprietor, +. w. Waller
At Cannon Falls, at a special election it
was voted to bond the town for SIS, 900 for
| fire protection. The plan is to put in
| three force pumps, with 1000 feet OF hose.
| for each pump. oa -
The news is conveyed by a private let
| ter from Tacoma, Washington Territory,
| that Dick Jones formerly ORC chester, has
| gained twenty pounds since he became a
| federal officeholder. As he weighed con-
| siderabiy over three hundred before his De.
! parture from Minnesota.
| The St. Paul & Dulutii stockholders vote
| to raise 50, 000,0 900 for improvements and
| terminals. The following directors were
elected: William H. Fisher, st. Paul;
William 81. Rhawn, president National
Bank of the Republic, Philadelphia; james
| Smith, Jr., St. Paul: Charles B. Drake
Washington; James NJ. Earle. Philadel.
! phia; Octavius D. Baldwin, president
| Fourth National bank. New 7 ork; William
Dawson. president Bank OF Minnesota.
st. Paul; John A. Gwynnc, Of Gwynne &
Day, New York: George r. Baker, presi-
| dent First National bank, New York. 81
| John Clett was tried for rape in the dis
trict court, st. Cloud, and found guilty.
| The sentence is the longest allowed--3o
years. Crett has Eerved two short terms
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